| Title : An unusual cause for cardiac arrest - Teague_1999_Crit.Care.Resusc_1_362 |
| Author(s) : Teague B , Peter JV , O'Fathartaigh M , Peisach AR |
| Ref : Crit Care Resusc , 1 :362 , 1999 |
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Abstract :
We report a case of organophosphate poisoning presenting as a cardiac arrest. The diagnosis was delayed due to the absence of a history of insecticide ingestion and the unusually acute presentation. Cardiac arrest with bradycardia poorly responsive to adrenaline and responsive to high dose atropine should alert the clinician to the possibility of an anticholinesterase poisoning. Early diagnosis is essential in order to manage these patients appropriately and increase the probability of survival. |
| PubMedSearch : Teague_1999_Crit.Care.Resusc_1_362 |
| PubMedID: 16599879 |
Teague B, Peter JV, O'Fathartaigh M, Peisach AR (1999)
An unusual cause for cardiac arrest
Crit Care Resusc
1 :362
Teague B, Peter JV, O'Fathartaigh M, Peisach AR (1999)
Crit Care Resusc
1 :362